*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[stellagirl]

I think you will be happy with them.

I only have two Buff Girls, they are both sweet, but have distinct personalities.  One is quiet, lady like and very gentle.  The other one is named Lucy (I Love Lucy) - she very much fits that description - wants to be seen AND heard, gentle and digs all.day.long...she digs holes, lots of them -- the other girls wait and then dust bathe in them.  She makes a ruckus when someone takes over a hole she is working on, it quite a daily scene.  Love to watch them all.

I love my birds too! Who knew chickens could be so entertaining?!!! Lol
My only full grown hens right now are production reds. They are super sweet too! They come when I call them, follow me around the yard, and want to be on me if possible. Love them to pieces

I just recently bought an assortment of 20 chicks, so I could see what some of the other breeds are like. So far, the sweetest chick in the bunch is a Barred Rock. At just a week old she started jumping on my hand and runs up my arm to be near me. The next friendliest chicks would be my Buff girls.

 

[CuzChickens]

Got my 3 buff orps yesterday!!!! e :yiipchick First chickens ever!!!!

yay!! congrats on your first babies! i know you will love them.

 

[Birdlover 13]

I love them already.

yay!! congrats on your first babies! i know you will love them.

 

[pointsalamander]

For anyone possibly following the stray chicken story.

He crowed loud and clear today.

Anyone near mn need a mostly friendly rooster?
I just need him to look like he has a new home with other chickens too appease the 4 year old. Then they can eat him (as long as i don't know)

There is heart break here

 

[countryladyNH]

Months ago my friend Marcia, a most talented maker of baskets crafted this broody hen carrying basket for me and we have it hanging on a beam in our 240 year old house. Today my husband put one of our buffs, Hannah in it and they both looked so darn cute, I grabbed the camera and took this photo! (No, she is not broody, but she sure seemed to like being carried about and all the attention from 'dad'!)





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[mcclucker]

Question for you all - I have heard BOs start laying on the later side. This here is Fancy Pants who is just about 18 weeks and has had a huge amount of comb/wattle development over the last week or so. Any chance she is close to laying? My other buff isn't quite as advanced. This one definitely has a wider rear end going on too!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Mine have always started around 6 months, yours looks close.

 

[mcclucker]

Ooh I'm so excited! Guess I can put the fake eggs in the nest boxes! None of my other pullets are close at all. They have grown up with a rooster (cockerel - same age). Does that make them mature earlier?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

A rooster won't make a difference. Things like breed, time of year, protein consumption and basic biology and breeding determine start dates. I prefer mine to mature more slowly and fully and to be physically ready to lay eggs to prevent problems down the road.

 

[mcclucker]

Yeah, I wasn't expecting this early at all. She's eating the same food as the others. They're on a high protein grower feed plus lots of free ranging. I also thought they would mature later since the days are getting so short but this one surprised me.